Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Cisco recently signed a comprehensive memorandum of understanding for collaboration on go-to-market strategies in areas that include smart cities, virtual dealership, sports and entertainment, and cloud services.
DESKO, a company specializing in data gathering, passenger processing and security equipment for airline and airport customers, has chosen HID Global's RFID reader module for its Personal Identification Mini Dock (PIMD) identity-checking system.
South Korea’s smart cards unit shipment is expected to rise 6.2% in 2010, rebounding from last year’s slump in demand. By the close of 2010, an estimated 49.6 million units are expected to be shipped, up from 46.7 million in 2009.
New RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) systems employed in healthcare settings may help them keep track of their staff's compliance with policies, from which rooms they enter, to what inventory they use or even how often they wash their hands, according to healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.
AeroScout, a provider of Unified Asset Visibility for the healthcare industry, has extended the capabilities of its Patient Flow solution with the addition of new products and application enhancements designed to meet healthcare organizations' increased focus on improving patient care and throughput, staff productivity and resource utilization.
In a new initiative to automatically track and document critical interactions between individual jail detainees and guards, Hardin County Jail in Eldora, Iowa has implemented Clincher RFID Wristbands as an enhancement to its GUARDIAN RFID Corrections System from Codex Corp.
The hype surrounding RFID adoption has started to decline as companies start to better understand where the technology can be used and the technical or operational issues that surround the planning and implementation of RFID in the supply chain. Anna Lin, chief executive at GS1 Hong Kong, discusses actual issues encountered by companies and government bodies around the technology. Lin believes that the process towards full RFID adoption is still a long way away.
A conference on RFID (radio frequency identification) wireless technology opened Tuesday in Taipei promising to open the road to cooperation between China and Taiwan on how the two can further develop the technology and use it in products and services.
The global economic crisis of 2008 plus rising fuel prices is forcing governments to change their growth strategy. The buzzword is "sustainable". High on the agenda today is the introduction of smarter ways for managing the energy requirements of the country. SAP's Sandeep Shirodkar shares his views on how Asian Governments are taking this "smart" concept to heart.
IBM chief technologist Samson Tai believes moving into a “smart”, digital infrastructure is no longer an option but a necessity.
